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H. G. WERNHVIONT.

CAN OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1913. RENEWED SEPT. 16, 1914.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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Be it known that I, I-lmmr G. Weani- MONT, a citizen of the United States, res 1d ing at Washington, District of Columbia,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can-Openers; and I do hereby declare the followm to be a full, clear,

and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certainnew and useful improvements in an appllance for opening cans, and it consists of certain novel features of construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The prime object of my invention, amongcheaplfy and expeditiously manufactured, 5

as by rming the same out of a single piece of suitable metal, whereby the handle and cutting blade or blades may be fashioned in order that a maximum amount of utility may be afforded and a minimum amount of cost incurred.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter clearly set forth in the following specification, to be considered in connection with the accompanyin drawings, of which, Figure 1 shows a si e elevation of my in vention complete. Fig. 2 shows an edge view of the cutting blades and the handle. Fig. 3 shows the lank from which Figs. 1 and 2 may be readily formed. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show a modified form of construction from that presented in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

' In order to conveniently refer to the vari- 40 one features of my invention, numerals will be employed, the same numeral applying to a corresponding part in the several views. In materializing my preferred form of construction, attention is called to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, wherein it will be observed that I have formed from a single piece of material, the blank of which is shown in Fig. 3, a two bladed cutting appliance, each blade belng provided with two cutting edges and the complete tool shown in Flgs. 1 and 2 may be readily fashioned by bending the blank illustrated in Fig. 3, along the median line thereof, said line being indlcated by the numeral 1, thereby bringing the handle members 2 and 3 in close contact and par- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2?, rate. Renewed member 16, 1914. Serial no. scam-r.

allel with each other, as shown in Fig. 2, it being understood thatsaid handle members are preferably rounded at their ends as indicated by the numeral 4, thus afi'orcling. a desirable seating for the hand. Upon the opposite'ends of the members 2 and 3, I form cutting blades 5 and 6, which before bending the andles, are bent shar ly at right angles to the body portion as in icated by the dottedline 7, to provide the offset or shoulder 8, when said blades are again bent as indicated by-the dotted line 9, thereby completin said shoulder 8 and again disposing the b ades arallel with each other and with the ban e members 2 and 3, so

that when the handle members are bent along the median line 1, the said shoulders will extend diametrically opposite from each other, and consequently leave the blades 5 and 6 spaced apart so that one of the blades may be thrust into the top of the can near one edge thereof, thereby disposing the shoulders in position to ride upon the edge of the can incident to the operation thereof.

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have shown the cutting blades 5 and 6 as being separated from each other by the obliquely disposed shoulders 10, and as each of the blades isjprovided with i an integral extension 11, said extensions may be bent closely in contact with the inner sides of the blades, thereby insuring that said blades will be reliably held in spaced relationship to, each other. If preferred, however, only one edge of the blank may have the extension 11, and where only one extension is employed, it should be of double length so that it can be folded back on itself, thereby providing the requisitespace between-the cutting blades.

It will therefore be observed from the foregoing description that I have provided several varied forms of construction, which while different in detail, are productive of substantially the same results, i. e.,- a most eflicient cutting means for quickly severinglOO the'lid of a can or any portion thereof. fIt-will be observed that great leverage is afforded by the arrangement of the shoulder connecting the blade with the handle, and

that no other means will be found necessary to dispose the blade in its operative position and at the same time reliably hold it to its work.

If desired, the aperture 18 may be formed in the ends of the handle section, whereby the character specified having substantially four cutting blades, that is to say, each of the pair of cutting blades is provided with a cutting edge and any preferred edge may be readily brought into its operative position, as hereinbefore explained.

Believing that the advantages and construction and manner of using my invention have thus been made clearly apparent, further description is deemed unnecessary.

What I claim and desire to secure is 2-- 1.- A can opener formed of a single piece of sheet metal and having a handle section and a pair of integral cutting blades, and

means integral with said handle to lie in opposed relation to each other adapted to be bent between the blades for holding the same in spaced relation with each other.

2. A cutting tool comprising a handle portion formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent upon itself substantially along its medial line, a pair of cutting blades formed upon one end of the handle portion, and integral extensions on the handle, said extensions bent between the blades for holding the same in spaced relation with each other.

3. The herein described cutting tool comprising a handle portion formed of sheet metal bent upon itself substantially along its median line, and a pair of cutting members formed upon one end of the handle portion and held parallel with each other by an integral extension from the handle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY G. WERNIMONT.

Witnesses:

W. S. FITZGERALD, C. E..FETZER. 

